Japan, China & South Korea May Develop OS

v1x writes "Reuters reports that Japan, South Korea and China are set to agree to jointly develop a new computer operating system as an alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows software. It is said that if the plan matures, the three nations are likely to build upon an open-source operating system, such as Linux, and develop an inexpensive and trustworthy system."

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The question is;

[TyrranzzX]

Will it be open source?

Will it be an os designed to screw people over? (as in, drm, tcpa, etc)

Will they simply steal OSS and release it with few changes without honoring the gpl?

Will it be in other languages and availabe to foreigners?

These people are notorious for stealing ideas, and in most cases, modifying them into something better then claiming them as their own. I don't trust foreign companies and goverments any more, and in some cases, less, than I trust my own(US). What is the community to do if they steal it and start selling it stateside?